Starring Christian Bale as Moses and Joel Edgerton as the Egyptian pharoah Ramses II, the film follows the story of Moses leading the Israelites out of Egypt into the Sinai desert and eventually to their Promised Land.

Variety has Turturro and Weaver playing Ramses’ parents, Seti and Tuya, while Paul will portray Joshua, a Hebrew slave. Deadline is hearing that Kingsley is in talks to join the cast as a Hebrew scholar.

Production is gearing up for a September start date, with filming to take place in England, Spain and Morocco. Scott will be helming the project from a script by Steve Zallian, Adam Cooper and Bill Collage.